s are about an
average load.

In hauling from town to a distance of three to five miles, farmers
generally make two loads of a cord each, a day's work. From the
barn-yard, a very variable number, per day. In my own case, two men with
three horses have been hauling six and seven loads of sixty bushels,
fine compost, a distance of from one-half to three-fourths of a mile, up
a long and rather steep hill, and spreading from the wagon, as hauled,
upon grass-sod.

Our larger farmers often have one driver and his team, two wagons, one
loading, while the other is drawn to the field; the driver slips off one
of the side-boards, and with his dung-hook draws off piles at nearly
equal distances, to be spread as convenient.

EDWARD JESSOP.

Letter from Dr. E. L. Sturtevant, South Framingham, Mass.

SOUTH FRAMINGHAM, MASS., April 2, 1876.

FRIEND HARRIS--Manure about Boston is sold in various ways. First,
according to the number of animals kept; price varying so much, that I
do not venture to name the figures. By the cord, to be trodden over
while loading; never by weight, so far as I can learn--price from 0 to
$12.00 per cord, according to season, and various accidental
circumstances. During the past winter, manure has been given away in
Boston. Handling, hauling to the railroad, and freight costing $4 per
cord for carrying 30 miles out. Market-gardeners usually haul manure as
a return freight on their journeys to and from market. About South
Framingham, price stiff at $8 a cord in the cellar, and this may be
considered the ruling suburban price. Very friendly yours,

E. LEWIS STURTEVANT.

Letter from M. C. Weld.

NEW YORK, Nov. 9, 1876.

MY DEAR HARRIS--I don't know what I can write about manures, that would
be of use. I have strong faith in humus, in ashes, leached and
unleached, in lime, gas-lime, plaster, bones, ammonia ready formed,
nitrates ready formed, not much in meat and blood, unless they are
_cheap_. Nevertheless, they often are cheap, and produce splendid
effects. I believe in sulphuric acid, with organic nitrogenous manures;
the composting of meat, blood, hair, etc., with peat and muck, and
wetting it down with dilute sulphuric acid. I believe in green-manuring,
heartily, and in tillage, tillage, tillage. Little faith in
superphosphates and compounded manures, at selling prices. Habirshaw's
guano is good enough. So much for my creed. Truly yours,

M. C. WELD.

Letter from Pet